Football NSW is the governing body for soccer in the Australian state of New South Wales, with the exception of the northern regions of NSW. Football NSW is a member of the national governing body, Football Australia. Football NSW's premier football competition is the National Premier Leagues NSW. The premier futsal competition is the Futsal Premier League. Prior to 1 April 2007, Football NSW was known as Soccer NSW.
The National Premier Leagues Northern NSW is a regional Australian Professional association football league comprising teams from Northern New South Wales. As a subdivision of the National Premier Leagues, the league sits at Level 1 on the Northern New South Wales league system. The competition is administered by Northern NSW Football, the governing body of the sport in the northern region of the state. Prior to 2014, the league was formerly known as the Northern NSW State Football League.
Soccer in New South Wales is a popular participation and spectator sport. It is organised and managed on a state level by two separate governing bodies; Football NSW and Northern New South Wales Football which are affiliated at a national level to Football Federation Australia.
The Northern League One is a regional Australian semi-professional soccer league comprising teams from New South Wales. The league sits at Level 2 on the Northern New South Wales league system. The competition is administered by Northern NSW Football, the governing body of the sport in the northern region of the state. Prior to 2014, the league was formally known as the New FM 1st Division / Northern NSW State League Division 1 from 1998 to 2013 and the Northern NSW Football League Division Two from 1948 to 1997.
Broadmeadow Magic Football Club is a soccer club based in Broadmeadow a suburb of Newcastle, Australia. The club currently competes in the National Premier Leagues Northern NSW.
The Zone League Two or just ZL2 is an Australian soccer league situated in the Northern NSW Football Association. It is the fourth tier of football in a five-tier system behind the NPL Northern NSW, Northern NSW State League Division 1 and Zone League One.
The Zone League Three is an Australian soccer league in Northern New South Wales. It is the fifth tier of soccer in the Northern New South Wales Football 6-tier system behind the NPL Northern NSW, Northern NSW State League Division 1, Zone Premier League One and Zone League One.
The defunct Northern New South Wales Zone Football League Three, or simply Zone League Three, was an Australian soccer league in the North of New South Wales. It was the sixth and bottom tier of football in the Northern New South Wales Football 6-tier system behind the NPL Northern NSW, Northern NSW State League Division 1, Zone Premier League, Zone League One and Zone League Two until is dissolution in 2023 due to a restructure to the Zone Football Leagues. Pre-2013 this League was known as Northern New South Wales Interdistrict Division Four.
Wallsend Football Club is a football club in Australia. They play in the Northern NSW State League Division 1 which is the second tier of competition in Northern NSW Football. They are the oldest football club in Newcastle.
Cessnock City Hornets FC is a semi-professional soccer club based in Cessnock, New South Wales. The Hornets currently compete in the Northern NSW State League Division 1 with teams in First Grade, Reserve Grade, Under 18, Under 16, Under 15, Under 14 and Under 13 divisions. Northern NSW State League Division 1 is the 2nd tier of Football in Northern New South Wales Football below the National Premier Leagues Northern NSW.
The Zone League One or just ZL1 is an Australian football (soccer) league in the North of New South Wales. It is the third tier of football in the Northern New South Wales Football association.
Edgeworth Football Club is an Australian semi-professional football club based in the suburb of Edgeworth, near Newcastle, New South Wales. The club currently competes in the National Premier Leagues Northern NSW.
Lambton Jaffas Football Club is an Australian soccer club based in Lambton a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales. They compete in the National Premier Leagues Northern NSW, the highest division of the New South Wales Football Leagues.
Belmont Swansea United Football Club, more commonly known as "Belswans" is a semi-professional football club based in Blacksmiths in the Hunter Region, New South Wales. Belmont Swansea United currently competes in the Northern NSW State League Division 1 with teams in First Grade, Reserve Grade, Under 18s, Under 16s, Under 15s, Under 14s and Under 13s.
The 2014 Northern NSW Football season was the first season under the new competition format in northern New South Wales. The competition consisted of six divisions across the district. The overall premier for the new structure qualified for the National Premier Leagues finals series, competing with the other state federation champions in a final knockout tournament to decide the National Premier Leagues Champion for 2014.
The 2015 Northern NSW Football season was the second season under the new competition format in northern New South Wales. The competition consisted of six divisions across the district. The overall premier for the new structure qualified for the National Premier Leagues finals series, competing with the other state federation champions in a final knockout tournament to decide the National Premier Leagues Champion for 2015.
The 2015 FFA Cup preliminary rounds were a qualifying football competition in Australia to decide 21 of the 32 teams which will take part in the 2015 FFA Cup Round of 32, along with the 10 A-League clubs and reigning National Premier Leagues champion. The preliminary rounds operated within a consistent national structure whereby club entry into the competition was staggered in each state/territory, with the winning clubs from Round 7 of the preliminary rounds in each member federation gaining direct entry into the Round of 32. All Australian clubs were eligible to enter the qualifying process through their respective FFA member federation, however only one team per club was permitted entry in the competition. Teams from the Northern Territory competed in this competition for the first time.
The 2015 NNSW FFA Cup qualifying rounds and finals series was a knockout competition run in Northern New South Wales, by Northern NSW Football, used to determine the two Northern NSW entrants to the national 2015 FFA Cup. For the Preliminary rounds, Football Far North Coast kicked off the overall competition with matches on 13 February.
The Northern NSW Football State Cup is a knockout football competition held by NNSW Football, and is open to all male teams. In 2014, the competition also acted as the preliminary rounds of the Australia Cup.
The 2016 Northern NSW Football season was the third season under the new competition format in northern New South Wales. The competition consisted of six divisions across the district. As Premiers for the NPL Northern NSW, Edgeworth Eagles qualified for the National Premier Leagues finals series, competing with the other state federation champions in a final knockout tournament to decide the National Premier Leagues Champion for 2016.
